St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
nit that for looks and brains the Aber-

nit that for looks and brains the Aber-
deem convention was the superior. This
is big showing for Dakota, where in
the years past Democracy has been
representedto be more thing of the
imagination than real tangible form
or body with life and utility to it. The
Aberdeen convention diSpelled all such
much brighter light for the young but
already strong Democratic party in the
territory. One thing is certain,
there are no old fOgies in
DakOta's young Democratic party.
l go not think that it is venturing too
much to say that Dakota Democrats are
all live, wide-awake, rustling fellows,
alive to every interest of this great ter
ritOry. 1t has always seemed to me that
l am right about it, that the Republican
party in this territory is largely made
up of old, WORKOUT wheel horses, that,
being unfit for further service in the
states, have been shipped in here in
lieu of any other way of getting rid of
them. The balance of the party has
been made up of that uncertain class
in other words Republicans for revenue
only. OF all the bad things that have
been charged against the Democratic
party it has not been brought forth that
they were Democrats because they were
not true to their convictions. Herein
lies the strength of the Democratic
party-itS honesty to its convictions.
JOKE ON CLIFFORD.
Thatwas good joke perpetrated on no
less parsonage than Delegate Clifford
at the YanktOn convention, when he
was nominated for congress the night
after the convention, the Clifford men
having won the day, it was in no wise
strange that they should be feeling
Jubilant. Champagne flowed freely land
the boys were all feeling happy. At the
critical moment band came down the
street with flying colOrs. They were
coming to serenade Delegate Clifford,
the successful candidate. After play
ing some of their sweetest strains, as a
matter of course Delegate Clifford was
called upon to make speech, or at
least return his thanks to the band. For
some reason Clifford got it into his head
that it was YanktOn band, when in
fact it was the Canton band, from his
own town. He stepped to the front
and commenced complimenting Yank-
ton for the splendid treatment that they
had received and for a little of every
thing on general principles. Before he
had proceeded far he was compliment
and unequaled band, etc. Judge Car
ter, of Canton, who had been an inter
ested listener, at once felt that this was
more than he could stand. The judge
knew that the band was their own home
institution, and not only that, but he
had son who was member of 1t, and
that the band had been brought all the
way from Canton for purpose. SO the
judge stepped up to Mr.. Clifford, where
he was speaking. and, i'll his most i'm
pressiye manner, said: Judge, say,
judge, don't you know your own thun-
der?" 1t had its effect.
LOOKER-OUT KNOCKED OUT.
/ notice that there Is some friend of
mine here at Watert0wn who thinks he
has at last discovered my identity. He
says am certain person who used to
edit paper called the Times at Huron
for small pay: and that now / am get
ting better wages writing for the GLOBE.
This friend signs himself the LOCKER
Out" He had better look out little
more and little harder before he makes
any more gueSSeS at ME. lie is not any
more off at naming me than he is i'll the
balance of his suggestions, the burden
of which is that l should not make any
kind remarks about Gov. Church, and
treat him in just the same way that l
do Gov. Pierce. 1t may be that the
time may come when | will speak of
Gov. Church as | do now of
Gov. Pierce, but at present the
day seems distant. Gov. Church
is so different a man from Gov. Pierce
he is constituted so differently and runs
on such different principles-that it
seems almost impossible that the time
should come when Gov. Church will
have to edit a newspaper supplement in
order to defend his administration. His
administration is so different from the
one that preceded it that | venture to
say it will never need any newspaper to
apologize for it.
LIE 1. OOKER-IN